Gambrel.



l GAMBREL. ,A PPLIoATIoN FILED Dnc. 15, 1911.

Patented June 25,` v1.912.

OGRAPH C0. WASHIN PHILIP ROSKOPF, OF BRYAN, OHIO.

GAMBREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1912.

Application filed December 15, 1911. Serial No. 666,024.

To all whom t may concer/n:

Be it known that I, PHILIP RosKoPF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bryan, in the county of Villiams and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and uscful Improvements in Gambrels, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invent-ion relates to devices, commonly known as gambrels, forsuspending the carcasses of slaughtered animals, and has for its objectto provide a simplified construction of the same which will permit ofvarying its length, as will be more particularly pointed out and claimedhereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in whichThe gure is a perspective view, partly broken away, of my improveddevice.

In said drawing the reference numeral 1 denotes one hollow member of atelescoping gambrel, into which the other member 2 is adapted to fit andtelescope, the latter being preferably formed from a tube, as shown, forthe sake of lightness. The ends of said members are flattened andpointed at 3, and are provided with hooks 4f, either said pointed endsor saidhooks being adapted to engage the legs of the carcass, asdesired. To retain the members 1 and 2 in any adjusted position withrespect to each other I provideaset-screw 5 passed through member 1 andadapted to engage member 2 to retain the latter against longitudinalmovement.

To suspend the device a hook 6 is provided, but as in order to properlysuspend the carcass said hook must be at all times centrally located onthe gambrel, and as the length of the latter is to be varied byadjusting member 2 into and out of member 1, it is necessary that saidhook 6 be also adjustable longitudinally, which I accomplish by formingsaid hook 6 into a clamping ring 7, which encircles the member 1 and isadapted to be retained in any adjusted position thereon by a set-screw8.

In operation the members 1 and 2, by loosening set-screws 5, may beadjusted longitudinally with respect to each other to suit the size ofthe carcass to be supported, and then clamped in said position by saidset-screw 5. Should this adjustment require a shift of the supportinghook 6 longitudinally of the member 1, in order to'center the same, itmay readily be accomplished by unscrewing set-screw 8 and sliding ring 7to the desired position on member 1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is l. A gambrel, comprising two membersy oneadapted to telescope within the other, means for retaining the same inany adjusted position, and means for supporting said members mounted andshiftable longitudinally thereon.

2. A gambrel, comprising two members one adapted to telescope within theother, a set-screw for retaining the same in any adjusted position, anda supporting hook embodying a clamping ring permanently engaging one ofsaid members and adapted to be shifted longitudinally with respect tosaid members.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

PHILIP ROSKOPF. Witnesses:

Jnss HAYES, JOHN Rosiorr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe f Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

